Historical Downtown and Lapa - Exploring Brazilian Republic History and Iconic Landmarks

In an unconventional climate unconventional tourism, you will know the history of the Brazilian republic, visiting icons of this historical moment besides its materializations in the city that was the first capital of this government. Aterro do Flamengo, Getúlio Vargas, militarism and dictatorship are some of the subjects on this tour.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - Externo
  • National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) - Externo
  • Museu Nacional De Belas Artes - National MonumenExternot to the Dead of the Second World War
  • Avenida Rio Branco - Walk
  • Lapa - Escadaria Selarón
  • Largo da Carioca - the Republic
  • Feira da Praca XV - Externo
What's Included
  • All activities
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option not selected)
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Praça Floriano, 1
Praça Floriano
IN FRONT OF THEATRO MUNICIPAL - CINELANDIA SQUARE
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Y8575chvincentr
Oct 22, 2024
Great. - That was great. Lola, our Guide, was very friendly, taught us lots of interesting things and put us at ease from the beginning.
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Ignaciol397
Jan 2, 2024
Excellent historical tour - Fernando was a very attentive and friendly guide. The tour is very complete and gives a panoramic view of the most important historical milestones in Brazilian politics and Rio in particular. Highly recommended for history lovers.
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Saramy3mf
Sep 5, 2022
Recommend - I Did the free walking tour in the historic center and in the neighborhood of Santa Teresa, I really enjoyed both, the guides were knowledgeable and open to any questions. Super recommend
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Fabian
Jul 8, 2022
Great Guide with great historical Knowledge - The Guide Raffael gave a nice insight of the city center. Paired with some really nice historic information. If you want you can get any recommendation for food or other stuff worth to do in the city.
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627jacquet
Nov 1, 2021
Super Fun with a great history lesson of Rio - Juliana was so fun! She was high energy and you could tell she loves her job. There were 5 of us on the tour, we walked about 3 miles at an average pace and it was cool out. If the sun was beating down, not sure I would of enjoyed it was much. Lots of beautiful buildings with great history behind each. We walked on a Saturday and the markets were open and this added to the excitement of the tour. Juliana spoke in both English and Portuguese. She was easy to chat with and shared her own experiences living in Rio. I felt like a friend was welcoming me to the city! I recommend requesting Juliana if you want a fairly quick (3hr) and educational experience/tour with F-U-N of Rio with a bit of exercise.
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Mialinge
Feb 11, 2020
Historical walking tour - Did the historical walking tour with Rio by foot. Our guide Rafael did this “history class” very interesting and fun, he had a lot of energy and seemed to like his job. The tour is great to see and learn more about Rio than just Copacabana and Christ the Redeemer ;)
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Ahmedtj6606in
Feb 2, 2020
Great information - So much information with a great guide , the tour in the central historical of the city and you will knew almost all the Brazilian history
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Maxwell1972
Nov 8, 2019
City Tour with Rafael :) - We went on the free walking tour today and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Our tour guide was Rafael, he was really good. His historical knowledge was excellent, we found it very interesting and informative and much better to sightsee with knowledge. He made us feel safe and was able to answer all our questions.There were lots of photo opportunities. We finished at the steps, they were brilliant. The tour is free however you can tip at the end which we did as he was very good. We would recommend this tour, you meet at the Theatro municipal at 10:30am, look out for their green shirts. Enjoy! :)
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Jazfrench
Oct 16, 2019
Great experience - We had a really lovely guide called Rafael, who showed us all the main attractions and gave us a debrief of the history of the city. He showed us various original structures including the library, theatre, an old bakery, several churches, and the steps. After the tour, we stopped for lunch at a place he recommended, the ambience was great and the food was delicious. Highly recommended. We didn't know what the structure was before booking, nor did we realise how the tours operate - do take money to pay the guides as a "pay the value you wish to pay". We checked some of the places recommended afterwards in our own time - there are galleries and museums you can pay to enter - and we're glad we had a local to point us in the right direction - well worth it.
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Anchtiger06
Dec 5, 2022
Nice tour! - Great tour visiting the historical sites of Rio. Visited the oldest cafe in Rio and some of the other cathedral and squares in the area. Would do other tours if had the time.
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From $40
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).